Moroccan Tiles

Continuing where I left off on Monday – the next new pattern is Moroccan Tiles.

I have been totally obsessed with geometric patterns lately.  My favorite place for geometric patterns is in rugs and pillows.  Case in point – I recently replaced the large floral rug in my dining room with this geometric rug.

I also put a little geometric rug in my upstairs bath.  I was particularly taken with this pattern and thought it could be made into a quilt.

After doing lots of experimenting, playing with sizes and layout, I came up with this design:

Here’s a close-up of the blocks:

The fabrics are from Bonnie and Camille’s new line from Moda called Scrupmtious.  I used a fat eighth pack, though fat quarters will also work.

The darker version is done with my Summer House fabrics.

I think this shot really shows how the colors pop off that background fabric, emphasizing the tile effect.

The quilt uses a combination of piecing and applique.  I originally designed it to have a pieced version, but dropped it because it just wasn’t nearly as cute without the curves.

I used the starch-mylar method for my applique.  For those of you who aren’t familiar with that method, it is a super quick way to turn the edges under.  You use heat-resistant plastic (mylar) and your finger, brush, or q-tip to lightly apply the starch to the edge of the applique, then use the tip of the iron to fold the fabric over the edge of the plastic.  I then machine appliqued the shape to the background using a small zig zag and nylon thread.   This is a super simple curve to applique.  It’s actually quicker to do the applique part of the block, then it is to do the pieced part of the block!

That’s all for today.  Here are the links to the paper pattern and the PDF.

Refresh

Our new patterns start arriving from the printer shortly, so this week I will be previewing three new patterns.

I am going to start with one that I can’t take credit for!  My Mom designed this quilt, specifically for the wall in her sewing room.  When I saw it, I loved it and asked if we could publish it.  She agreed and I think you will like it!

 

If the front looks weird on your screen, this one might be better:

Mom made the version in the top left corner and she designed the quilt specifically to fit on a large wall in her sewing room (I will be posting pictures of the quilt and her sewing room later this week).  She wanted lots of light background to set off the blocks.  I think it’s the perfect combination of trendy and traditional – which you know I am so drawn to.

(Again – If the picture above looks weird on your screen, this one might be better.  Not sure why I am having trouble with this today!)

The fabrics are from Bonnie and Camille’s  Modern Vintage line (from Moda fabrics).  When you see her sewing room, you will see why she chose these colors.

The quilt in the lower right corner of the pattern is my version.

The fabrics I chose are from my stash, with many of them from previous lines that I have designed and several from V and Co’s new line called Simply Style (for Moda fabrics.)  They were chosen to go with the sham fabric below.

The sham fabric is what I based my latest bedroom re-do on.  Remember the hot pink and yellow that I used to have?  (click here to see the bedroom post – skip to pictures at the end)   Joel may have compained once or twice about it being so girly.  When I found this sham fabric, I thought it might be the best of both worlds – a beautiful floral with colors that are more manly.

Notice how I chose not to make a king size quilt? (even though that is one of the 8 size options in the pattern).  I have several reasons for doing that.  The first is that my time for quilting is much more limited now that I have a toddler, so I have to be realistic about what I can all get done.  Secondly, I like how the solid green bed spread really frames the quilt.  I like it displayed on point for something a bit different and I like that is isn’t quite as busy as a totally pieced quilt.

And one last close-up of the fabrics –

The links for this post:

Link to the sham fabric here

Link to the pattern for the shams here

Link to purchase the new pattern – paper and PDF

You can also support your local quilt shop by suggesting the carry the pattern!

That’s all for now – Hope to see you back here in a few days for the next reveal!

Harvest Time

So I have really been in the mood to making some new fall quilts.  Since I brightened and lightened my living room, none of my old fall quilts match.  Over the weekend, I made this one.  I thinks it’s a nice combination of modern colors with some traditional blocks and applique.

The applique is done by machine.  I use brown top stitching thread to achieve that hand-done look.  Raise your hand if you like houndstooth pumpkins!

(by the way all of these fabrics are from my stash.  The orange houdstooth is from my fishy line and can be found here).

This is a remake of an older pattern.  It’s been one of my most popular design and is still selling 10 years after its original publishing date – though we are almost out of the original patterns.  After making this new color combo, I decided we should keep the pattern going and just print up new fronts using the new quilt.

Here is what the original quilts look like:

The original pattern has two size options, so I remade the smaller size too.

The border fabric is from an older Sandy Gervais line called Frolic.

The paper pattern will be available for shipping next week.  The PDF is available now and can be found here.  You can find the paper pattern for order here, though it won’t ship out till next week.

Now I am in the mood to make some more fall quilts!!!